Samantha Green will likely face new murder charges in the death of her 3-wee-old son, according to an amended complaint filed by the Yolo County district attorney.

Samantha Green will likely face new murder charges in the death of her 3-wee-old son, according to an amended complaint filed by the Yolo County district attorney.

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Updated: 7:21 PM PDT Mar 11, 2015

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WEBVTT DRIVER WENT OFF THE EDGE. WE WILL KEEP AN EYE ON THAT. PROSECUTORS WANT TO UP THE CHARGES AGAINST A WOODLAND MOTHER ACCUSED IN THE DEATH OF HER NEWBORN SON. THEY NOW SAY THEY THINK IT IS MURDER. IT HAS BEEN TWO WEEKS SINCE THE BABY WAS FIRST FOUND. THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE FIRST CHARGED THE MOTHER WITH INVOLUNTARY MANSLAUGHTER. NOW THEY SAY IT IS EVEN MORE SERIOUS. DAVID WHERE THE BABY'S MOTHER IS BEING HELD. HE IS BEING HELD ON A QUARTER MILLION DOLLARS BAIL. THE NEW PROPOSED CHARGE MEANS THE BAR WENT UP THE PROSECUTORS MUST PROVE. ONE WEEK AGO WHEN SAMANTHA GREEN WAS ARRAIGNED ON CHARGES OF INVOLUNTARY MANSLAUGHTER AND CHILD ENDANGERMENT IN CONNECTION WITH THE DEATH OF HER SON, THE FATHER EXPRESSED RELIEF THE CHARGES AGAINST HER WERE NOT MORE SERIOUS. NOW THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE WANTS TO REPLACE THE INVOLUNTARY MANSLAUGHTER CHARGES WITH MURDER. THE LEGAL EXPERT SAYS FOR THE JUDGE TO ACCEPT THE CHARGE CHANGE PROSECUTORS WOULD HAVE TO SHOW THEY HAVE NEW EVIDENCE AGAINST GREEN, POSSIBLY GATHERED LAST FRIDAY WHEN THEY SEARCHED THE HOME SHE SHARES WITH HER BOYFRIEND'S FAMILY. FOR THERE TO BE A MURDER CHARGE THEY WOULD HAVE TO SHOW THERE WAS SOME STORM -- SOME FORM OF INTENT TO KILL EITHER BY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED. YOU KNOW OR SHOULD HAVE KNOWN THAT COULD HAVE RESULTED. INVOLUNTARY MANSLAUGHTER CARRIES A PRISON SENTENCE OF FOUR YEARS. ONE MONTH BEFORE THEY REQUESTED A CHARGED CHANGE, GREENS ATTORNEY REQUESTED A CHANGE OF PLEA. THE ATTORNEY MIGHT MAKE THE ARGUMENT SHE SHOULD GET THAT CHANCE. HYPOTHETICALLY, IF SHE WALKED INTO COURT TODAY, SHE CAN PLEAD TO WHAT WAS CURRENTLY ON TRIAL. THEY CAN FORCE THE PROSECUTION TO SAY WHAT THIS NEW EVIDENCE THEY HAVE IS AGAINST HER. THE NEXT HEARING IS ON FRIDAY. WE KNOW WHETHER THIS NEW CHARGES MORE LIKELY TO BE FIRST OR SECOND DEGREE MURDER? A SECOND DEGREE MURDER CHARGE BECAUSE THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF PREMEDITATION OR PLANNING IN THE NEW CHARGES, AND THAT IS WHAT IS

Baby Justice's mother, Samantha Green, to face murder charges

Samantha Green will likely face new murder charges in the death of her 3-wee-old son, according to an amended complaint filed by the Yolo County district attorney.